Contact Dr Iveta Eimontaite
Areas of expertise
- Industrial Automation
- Industrial Ergonomics and Human Factors
Background
Iveta Eimontaite holds an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of York and a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Hull. Before joining the Industrial Psychology and Human Factors group at Cranfield University in June 2019, she worked at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (University of the West of England) and Sheffield Robotics (University of Sheffield). Her research explores the behavioural and cognitive dimensions of Human–Technology Interaction (HTI), with a particular focus on understanding user needs and requirements to support the effective and human-centred integration of advanced technologies in workplace and social environments.
Research opportunities
Iveta's research focuses on acceptance, trust, and wellbeing in human–technology interaction, particularly in manufacturing environments where people work alongside high- and low-payload robotic arms, exoskeletons, mobile manipulators, and AI-driven systems. She combines qualitative and quantitative approaches with physiological and behavioural measures to investigate psychological safety, workload, and user engagement.
Iveta’s expertise spans:
- Co-creation workshops and user engagement
- Cognitive and physical ergonomics
- Decision-making in human–robot collaboration
- Application of physiological and neural methods
Her aim is to deliver evidence-based insights and recommendations that enable the safe, effective, and human-centred integration of emerging technologies into industrial and healthcare contexts.
Current activities
Within the Industrial Psychology and Human Factors (IPHF) group, Iveta contributes to several European research projects, including CONVERGING (https://www.converging-project.eu/), AI-PRISM (https://aiprism.eu/), JARVIS (https://jarvis-project.eu/) and MASTERLY (https://masterly-project.eu/), as well as the completed H2020 SHERLOCK project. She also collaborated with the start-up Milbotix on the Innovate UK project AGITIX, which explored the use of sensor-instrumented smart socks to monitor physiology and stress in dementia care.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Asif S, Callari TC, Khan F, Eimontaite I, Hubbard E-M, .... (2026). Exploring tasks and challenges in human-robot collaborative systems: a review. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 97
- Oostveen A-M, Eimontaite I & Fletcher S. (2025). Human factors in digital manufacturing technology adoption: a workforce perspective. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, ahead-of-print(11-12)
- Cameron D, Collins EC, de Saille S, Eimontaite I, Greenwood A, .... (2024). The social triad model: considering the deployer in a novel approach to trust in human–robot interaction. International Journal of Social Robotics, 16(6)
- Steer Z, Venkatesh PT, Mejia‐Mejia E, Dennis WW, Ogundele PA, .... (2024). SmartSocks: a new data collection paradigm for dementia and other neurological disorders. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(S8)
- Leesakul N, Oostveen A-M, Eimontaite I, Wilson ML & Hyde R. (2022). Workplace 4.0: exploring the implications of technology adoption in digital manufacturing on a sustainable workforce. Sustainability, 14(6)
- Eimontaite I, Cameron D, Rolph J, Mokaram S, Aitken JM, .... (2022). Dynamic graphical instructions result in improved attitudes and decreased task completion time in human–robot co-working: an experimental manufacturing study. Sustainability, 14(6)
- Ariansyah D, Erkoyuncu JA, Eimontaite I, Johnson T, Oostveen A-M, .... (2021). A head mounted augmented reality design practice for maintenance assembly: toward meeting perceptual and cognitive needs of AR users. Applied Ergonomics, 98(January)
- Bolarinwa J, Eimontaite I, Mitchell T, Dogramadzi S & Caleb-Solly P. (2021). Assessing the Role of Gaze Tracking in Optimizing Humans-In-The-Loop Telerobotic Operation Using Multimodal Feedback. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8
- Ibarguren A, Eimontaite I, Outón JL & Fletcher S. (2020). Dual arm co-manipulation architecture with enhanced human–robot communication for large part manipulation. Sensors, 20(21)
- Stephenson AC, Eimontaite I, Caleb-Solly P, Morgan PL, Khatun T, .... (2020). Effects of an Unexpected and Expected Event on Older Adults’ Autonomic Arousal and Eye Fixations During Autonomous Driving. Frontiers in Psychology, 11
- Eimontaite I, Schindler I, De Marco M, Duzzi D, Venneri A, .... (2019). Left Amygdala and Putamen Activation Modulate Emotion Driven Decisions in the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Game. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13
- She S, Tian Y, Lu L, Eimontaite I, Xie T, .... (2019). An Exploration of Hiking Risk Perception: Dimensions and Antecedent Factors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11)
- Eimontaite I, Gwilt I, Cameron D, Aitken JM, Rolph J, .... (2019). Language-free graphical signage improves human performance and reduces anxiety when working collaboratively with robots. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 100(1-4)
- Sun Y, She S, Yang F, Ashworth P, Eimontaite I, .... (2019). Critical factors and pathways influencing genetically modified food risk perceptions. Journal of Risk Research, 22(1)
- Sun Y, Li P, She S, Eimontaite I & Yang B. (2018). Boosting water conservation by improving campaign: Evidence from a field study in China. Urban Water Journal, 15(10)
- Eimontaite I, Goel V, Raymont V, Krueger F, Schindler I, .... (2018). Differential roles of polar orbital prefrontal cortex and parietal lobes in logical reasoning with neutral and negative emotional content. Neuropsychologia, 119
- Mokaram S, Aitken JM, Martinez-Hernandez U, Eimontaite I, Cameron D, .... (2017). A ROS-integrated API for the KUKA LBR iiwa collaborative robot. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 50(1)
- She S, Eimontaite I, Zhang D & Sun Y. (2017). Fear, Anger, and Risk Preference Reversals: An Experimental Study on a Chinese Sample. Frontiers in Psychology, 8
- Eimontaite I, Nicolle A, Schindler I & Goel V. (2013). The effect of partner-directed emotion in social exchange decision-making. Frontiers in Psychology, 4
- Goel V, Eimontaite I, Goel A & Schindler I. Differential Modulation of Performance in Insight and Divergent Thinking Tasks with tDCS. The Journal of Problem Solving, 8(1)
Conference Papers
- Fletcher S, Eimontaite I, Webb P & Lohse N. (2022). “We don’t need ergonomics anymore, we need psychology!” – The human analysis needed for human-robot collaboration
- Eimontaite I, Togias T, Fletcher S & Dimitropoulos N. (2022). User guided augmented reality manufacturing assembly instruction development: Changing work modes during COVID -19 and its implications
- Eimontaite I, Fletcher SR, Rizzi A, Minissale A & Abba FF. (2022). Exoskeleton-Enhanced Manufacturing; A Study Exploring Psychological and Physical Effects on Assembly Operators' Wellbeing
- Eimontaite I, Fletcher SR, Rizzi A, Minissale A & Abba FF. (2022). Exoskeleton-Enhanced Manufacturing; A Study Exploring Psychological and Physical Effects on Assembly Operators' Wellbeing
- Eimontaite I, Voinescu A, Alford C, Caleb-Solly P & Morgan P. (2020). The Impact of Different Human-Machine Interface Feedback Modalities on Older Participants’ User Experience of CAVs in a Simulator Environment
- Stephenson A, Eimontaite I, Caleb-Solly P & Alford C. (2020). The Impact of a Biological Driver State Monitoring System on Visual Attention During Partially Automated Driving
- Bolarinwa J, Eimontaite I, Dogramadzi S, Mitchell T & Caleb-Solly P. (2019). The use of different feedback modalities and verbal collaboration in tele-robotic assistance
- Eimontaite I, Gwilt I, Cameron D, Aitken J, Rolph J, .... (2018). Graphical Signage Decreases Negative Attitudes towards Robots and Robot Anxiety in Human-Robot Co-working
- Eimontaite I, Fletcher S, Goławski K & Kołcon T. Breaking the barriers: multilingual user engagement to increase process engagement and technology acceptance in manufacturing
- Godhania S, Eimontaite I & Fletcher S. Physiological and Eye Tracking determinants as markers of Skill Acquisition in Manual Inspection
- Sashidharan V, Eimontaite I, Fletcher S, Arpa A, Mazzon A, .... Collaboration and Co-creation in Industry 5.0: User-engagement with industrial operators through co-creation workshops
- Koukas S, Broechler R, Haninger K, Gautam M, Ubis F, .... Software Architecture and Human-Centric design methodology in Human-Robot collaborative production systems
- Bathaeijavareshk M, Eimontaite I, Fletcher S & Koufokotsios N. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Ethical AI-Enabled Human-Robot Interaction in Manufacturing
Books
- Javareshk MB, Eimontaite I & Fletcher S. (2026). Integrating human-centred design in AI-based automation in manufacturing: ethical challenges and findings from participatory design operator workshops In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (1556). Springer.
- Kołcon T, Eimontaite I, Gemza P, Goławski K, Kołodziejczyk M, .... (2024). AI-Based Positioning on a Micro Scale In Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics (33 SPAR). Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Eimontaite I. (2022). Human–Robot Collaboration Using Visual Cues for Communication In Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering (81). Springer International Publishing.
- Eimontaite I, Gwilt I, Cameron D, Aitken JM, Rolph J, .... (2019). Dynamic Graphical Signage Improves Response Time and Decreases Negative Attitudes Towards Robots in Human-Robot Co-working In Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics (7). Springer International Publishing.
- Eimontaite I, Gwilt I, Cameron D, Aitken JM, Rolph J, .... (2016). Assessing Graphical Robot Aids for Interactive Co-working In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (490). Springer International Publishing.
